Bruce Prichard recently defended the controversial “polka dot” era of Dusty Rhodes in WWE, denying long-standing rumors that the gimmick was intended to humiliate the wrestling legend. Speaking on Something To Wrestle, Prichard addressed the speculation that Vince McMahon created the character as a punishment.
“I think that Dusty, you know, may have thought that the vignettes and some of the things were a rib. They were not. I think they are still iconic to this day that I will stand behind against anybody that wants to say, Oh, we were just making fun of Dusty Rhodes and in all of that, absolutely not the case.”
Accentuating The Character
Prichard explained that the goal was to accentuate Rhodes’ charisma. “It was trying to accentuate the dusty character and the dusty personality that he just had that was so good and make it even larger than life… More people remember Dusty Rhodes, polka dot, Dusty Rhodes, than do the ass kicker, Dusty Rhodes.”
The former executive also detailed the production of the famous “Common Man” vignettes, revealing that several were filmed at the home of manager Bobby Heenan. “Everything was pretty much run and gun the pizza, the pizza stuff was done at Bobby Heenan’s house. The Plumber was done at Bobby Heenan’s house, the stable where doo doo is good for me and doo doo is good for you. Bobby’s stables, where his daughter wrote. Horses”
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